entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ 
ˌin-
: providing entertainment : diverting
an entertaining book
an entertaining speaker
Examples of entertaining in a Sentence
a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 For the ultimate in privacy, book the new four-bedroom Villa Esperanza, with expansive outdoor entertaining areas and stunning ocean views in a secluded area of the resort. —Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 This is an important skill for anyone who, like Fuqua, aims to make big and broadly entertaining films, and therefore needs to persuade executives to fund them and stars to appear in them. —Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Greg’s smile, contrasted with the frowns and thumbs-down from the rest of the crew, makes for an entertaining visual. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entertaining
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing ˌen-tər-ˈtān-iŋ
: providing amusement, diversion, or recreation
an entertaining book
entertainingly adverb
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